Doctors should not be simply the ghost in the machine

“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”Dr SeussSaying the word “finals” to any doctor fills them with a range of emotions, even though the old “big bang” exam at the end of training has largely disappeared. Now it seems the General Medical Council (GMC) wants to rationalise medical examinations even further.In its recent statement on the future of medical education, the GMC says “With up to date information at our fingertips via trusted sources on our smartphones we don’t need the huge repository in our heads from textbooks and lectures. Content in the curriculum can be streamlined.”1 But does the march of technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), really force us to simplify the medical curriculum and to take things away? What if instead, it allows us to add something more—something more important? Perhaps technology will help us to free up doctors’ time so they can concentrate on…
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